THE RDoC MIKHAEL AWARD FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION

RDoC is proud to honour those who, with enthusiasm, passion, and proficiency, have contributed to improving undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in Canada. During his time on the Board of Directors, Dr. Joseph Mikhael worked tirelessly to represent the interests of all residents in Canada, refocusing our role in medical education. The Board has presented this award in honour of his achievements since 2005. Beginning in 2013, the Award has been presented in two categories: Staff and Resident.

Before February 2015, this award was known as the Dr. Joseph Mikhael CAIR Award for Medical Education.

Award Eligibility

Staff category: Physicians, including program directors, educators, or others; any other individual(s), programs, or organizations closely associated with medical education in Canada. In situations where an organization is being nominated, please provide a contact name for that organization on the application.

Resident category: Resident doctors registered in any Canadian PGME program. Nominees for the resident categories must have been a resident doctor training in Canada within the past 12 months to be eligible for consideration.

Award Criteria

To qualify, nominees must:

demonstrate a firm commitment to medical education through specific actions and initiatives;

exemplify creativity and leadership in taking action to improve and promote medical education; and

bring about change that has the potential to result in positive, long term improvement to medical education in Canada.